Greenhouse gas emissions are at their highest ever levels and this year is now almost certain to surpass 2023 as the warmest on record. The result is intensifying climate impacts, from intense ...

Excellencies, distinguished delegates, esteemed colleagues, It is a pleasure to join you at this critical moment for the Caspian Sea, a region with an ecological, economic and cultural importance that ...

Climate crunch time is here. Greenhouse gas emissions hit their highest levels last year. This year is on track to surpass 2023 as the warmest on record. We’ve seen raging wildfires, ruinous storms, ...

The World Adaptation Science Programme Science-for-Adaptation Policy Brief on Knowledge Gaps and Policy Needs to Tackle Loss and Damage is the eighth issue in the series published by eight ...

Findings from the new Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment (N₂O)warns that without urgent action on rising N₂O emissions, there is no viable pathway to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and provides ...

My thanks to the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment, led by my good friend Chief Justice Antonio Benjamin, for organizing this event. And to the many partners who supported it. Even at ...

We promote sustainable, low-emission transport and work to reduce the sector’s contribution to air pollution and climate change.

Shelton Nyakundi, an 18-year-old student at the Menengai boarding school in Nakuru, Kenya, believes one simple thing could make the difference between the academic success and failure of many pupils: ...

Spotlighting how faith actors globally (faith communities and faith-based organisations) are addressing the pollution and waste crisis. Prepared by the UN Environment Programme’s Faith for Earth ...

A working paper released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) underscores the urgent need for increased sustainability in the extraction and use of critical energy transition minerals.

COP29 has delivered a hard-fought deal. This is at a time when science tells us that without action, climate impacts will ...

UN Member States have peatlands – critical carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots, yet agriculture, urbanization, ...